1. 软件产品:
软件产品,顾名思义,只是一种软件系统,即软件开发过程的结果,并与有关如何安装和使用特定软件系统的文档一起交付给客户。
2. 软件服务:
顾名思义,软件服务只是一种软件分发模型,用于通过互联网简单地作为服务交付应用程序,并允许使用互联网从任何设备访问数据。
软件产品和软件服务的区别:
Software Products | Software Services |
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Software Products generally represent high end work that is done by vendors. | Software Services generally represent low end work that is done by vendor. |
Products includes activities that add higher value than activities of services. | Services includes activities that add lower value than activities of products. |
Software product companies usually develop products. | Software service companies may or may not develop products. |
Features of software products include efficiency, maintainability, adaptability, etc. | Features of software services include application security, high availability, data security, etc. |
Types of software product includes generic products, customized products, etc. | There are no such type of software services. |
List of software products include Outreach, Zoho Desk, Freshdesk, Intercom, etc. | List of software services includes IT Security services, infrastructure support services, app maintenance services, etc. |
Benefits of software product companies includes provide right product to market, control schedule and cost, focus on customer requirements, etc. | Benefits of software service companies includes flexibility, reduce time to benefit, easy to use, requires lower cost, etc. |
Number of labors required is not much high but should be talented and expert. | Number of labors required is very high for increasing effort and its not necessary that they should be highly skilled. |